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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...charter Commission began its work by a careful study of needs of Cambridge not fulfilled by the present charter and an investigation of the inadequate provisions of that document. As a result of this investigation, greatly facilitated by Professor Munro's experience in the matters of municipal government, a number of recommendations as to changes were drawn up. These recommendations are embodied in the draft of the proposed charter and embrace changes in many departments. Various other proposals were made, such as the adoption of a Commission form of government, the abolition of party designations, preferential voting, and others...
...annual December wrestling meet began on Monday, and many close and interesting bouts have occurred...
This week has been marked by elections and the beginning of the minor sports season at Yale. On Monday, active track work began with the pole-vaulters in the gymnasium, the mile and two-mile men at the Field, while the relay men reported to Captain Brown in the Cage. Candidates for hockey were also called out, and the selection of Thomas Howard as coach announced. Basketball men reported at the gymnasium in response to Captain Swihart's call. Freshman swimmers began work at the pool...
Practice for the Princeton hockey team began at St. Nicholas rink, New York City, last Wednesday, forty men reporting. A new idea will be followed out this season in the nature of carrying two complete sevens from Princeton to New York for the university drill, the money to come from the saving which will be made by the non-employment of the professional coach as in past years. Captain Kuhn figures that the change will more than produce the needed opposition for the seven in the practices --a fault which has existed in past years and which has existed...
...Noyes, the English poet, will deliver two lectures at the Lowell Institute today, one at 4 and the other at 8 o'clock. Both of these lectures are on "The Sea in English Poetry," the one in the afternoon being identical with the first of his series which he began a week ago and is now repeating because of the popular demand. The evening lecture is the third of the course started last Monday. The original series will be continued every Monday and Thursday evening at 8 o'clock and the repetition every Monday and Thursday afternoon...